De Tomás is never a problem, by Javier Alfaro

DDiego Martinez debuted in front of Espanyol last Saturday with a win against Montpellier (2-0), and beyond the good result, which never hurts, the game was worth it to begin to see what the Galician coach wants from his team. was seen a Espanyol willful in terms of taking advantage of the play on the wings, a midfield with three different roles and, above anything else, a team with the premise of placing the line of pressure well up and exercising it with intensity. The latter has led to a certain debate about the fit of Raul De Tomasthe best player in the squad, in the new Espanyol of Diego Martinez. Even if it looks like a lie.

‘RDT’ can never be a problem. One thing is to talk about his possible sale, which is probably more of interest to the club than to the player himself, and another to doubt the convenience of him playing. It is true that the particularities of the game plan of Diego Martinez they require that the attackers adopt a certain role, but the same role is far from at odds with the qualities of Raul De Tomas. In fact, sometimes he is pigeonholed into what he is not. Far from being a footballer with little solidarity with the team, he is a player who adapts without problems to what is asked of him. Proof of this is that he has recently performed so much in the Spanish by Vicente Moreno as in his own Selection. Isn’t Luis Enrique’s Spain a team in which the pressure is important and the strikers work piece by piece?

The Espanyol of Diego Martinez promises, and a lot. But with Raul De Tomas surely it will be a better team than without him. ‘RDT’ is without a doubt one of the best players to have worn the Blue and Whites in recent times. May he not forget anyone.